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GROWING


TOGETHER


YEAR TWO OF
UNIFYING FOR IMPACT




LEADERS'


LETTER

Reflecting on 2023 with AFC leaders and staff, a consensus emerged that the
investments we have made in people, partnerships, and equity initiatives are
bearing fruit. In year two of our Unifying for Impact strategic plan, we
deepened connections and progressed toward our organizational goals of ending
the HIV epidemic and ending homelessness. This was also the second year of our
Race Equity Action Plan, and AFC reached and exceeded goals in some key areas of
the plan. We are achieving new heights of viral suppression rates with our
clients connected to care and have outpaced citywide and statewide trends in
that area. This is a clear indication that our programs are working and we are
making progress. However, we must continue to grow, engage, and advocate to end
the HIV epidemic for all Illinoisans by 2030. We are housing more people than
ever before, fighting alongside our partners to end homelessness in Chicago and
beyond. Our community of staff, clients, partners, and supporters is the source
of our strength and success. We continue to grow together to cultivate justice
and change.


WITH GRATITUDE,

John Peller,
President and CEO
Geoffrey Brown,
Board Chair


STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

 * Ending the HIV Epidemic
 * Uniting to End Homelessness
 * Prioritizing Racial Equity
 * Teaming Up for Justice and Change

 * Ending the HIV Epidemic
 * Uniting to End Homelessness
 * Prioritizing Racial Equity
 * Teaming Up for Justice and Change


ENDING
THE HIV EPIDEMIC




STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITY 1

AFC is working toward the day when there will be zero new cases of HIV, and
where people living with HIV can thrive. To this end, AFC provides critical
services to people in Chicagoland, and is leading organizations statewide to
align with Getting to Zero Illinois, our plan to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.

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AFC served 8,023 people living with HIV through case management, housing,
emergency financial assistance, and food support. AFC connects people to
housing, medical care, transportation, and behavioral health support – and much
more. We are grateful to our more than 40 Ryan White partners, who play a
critical role in helping to achieve our mission each year.

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AFC provided individualized housing and care case management to 6,760 clients,
including 6,492 clients who specifically received HIV care case management to
improve health outcomes.

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VIRALLY SUPPRESSED

85.3% of AFC clients in the Ryan White Case Management program achieved viral
suppression last year. Case management at AFC continues to help clients living
with HIV to meet their health needs. Viral suppression supports individual
health as well as the health of our community. Someone who is virally suppressed
has taken medication regularly until they have undetectable viral levels, and
this means they are generally healthier and receiving the medical care they
need. Furthermore, a person who is virally suppressed cannot transmit HIV to
others. This is called U=U, or undetectable=untransmittable.


HOME VISITS THROUGH RYAN WHITE SERVICES

805 clients received home or community visits through our Ryan White program.
Our case managers across all programs (housing, corrections, and Ryan White)
visit clients at their homes, providing services directly or offering referrals
to other essential services. Clients welcome home visits, especially those who
are aging and face barriers like transportation, isolation, and safety concerns.
Most importantly, home visits allow case managers to assess clients’ living
conditions and their ability to perform routine life skills. These observations
help connect people who need it to a higher level of support.




THE HIV RESOURCE HUB

The HIV Resource HUB, a partnership between AFC and the Center on Halsted,
completed its third year of service to the Chicago community. A promotional
campaign was launched on CTA buses and trains to promote its offerings, which
include information about and direct connections to HIV services for people
living with and vulnerable to HIV. Services consist of HIV testing, PrEP
support, mental health counseling, medical transportation, primary care, housing
navigation, emergency rental financial assistance and more.


1-844-HUB-4040




$254,812

The HIV Resource HUB dispensed a total of $254,812 in emergency eviction
prevention payments, emergency utility payments, and other financial assistance
for 172 individuals.


4,027

The HIV Resource Hub fielded 4,027 calls, more than 2.5x the number of calls as
compared to the previous year.


GETTING TO ZERO ILLINOIS

AFC and its partners including CDPH, IDPH, and Northwestern University,
collaborated to update the GTZ-IL dashboard, a free data tool that displays the
state’s progress to get to zero by 2030.

GTZ-IL awarded $200,000 in grants in October 2023 to nine organizations,
including two new grantees located in Carbondale and the Quad Cities.

 * Care2Prevent, $26,000
 * Christian Community Health Center, $26,000
 * Community Wellness Project, $26,000
 * Corazon, $23,000
 * Lighthouse Foundation, $23,000
 * MOLA, $23,000
 * Proactive Community Services, $23,000
 * The Project of the Quad Cities, $15,000
 * Rainbow Café, $15,000




WOMEN EVOLVING PROGRAM


CORRECTIONS CASE MANAGEMENT

AFC served 41 people through the Women Evolving program, and 181 people through
the Ryan White Corrections Case Management program, as part of our work to
improve connections to healthcare, housing, and other resources for people
living with HIV and AIDS in reentry from jail or prison.


SERVING BLACK TRANS WOMEN

Of Women Evolving’s 41 participants, 25 identified as transgender and Black or
Black and another race.


READ MORE ON AFC’S BLOG ABOUT HOW WE’RE ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC


DONALD BELL IS CREATING A LEGACY OF ADVOCACY


BY LIVVIE AVRICK

Read More


KEEP EMPOWERING YOUNG ADULTS LIVING WITH HIV TO SUCCEED


BY LIVVIE AVRICK

Read More


NEW MEDICAL CASE MANAGER JOSE ESTRADA BRINGS EMPATHY AND STRENGTH TO THEIR
CLIENTS AND COMMUNITY


BY TYLINE BURGESS

Read More


WELCOMING FREDDIE SHUFFORD: OUR NEWEST VP OF CARE


BY TYLINE BURGESS

Read More


UNITING
TO END HOMELESSNESS




STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITY 2

Housing is healthcare. There is no more foundational intervention we can make in
prevention and treatment for HIV than ensuring stable housing. Ending
homelessness is critical to ending the HIV epidemic. As a people-first
organization, AFC partners with communities and health care systems to fight for
all Chicagoans to have access to safe and affordable housing.

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1,982 people had a place to call home due to AFC housing programs.

AFC is grateful to our 20+ housing partners for their tireless work to end
homelessness.

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756 individuals received housing alongside additional intensive support
services, helping them to thrive and find stability in all areas of their lives,
not just housing.

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VIRALLY SUPPRESSED

75% of clients in AFC’s housing programs are virally suppressed. Viral
suppression contributes to improved overall health for individuals, and also
improves the health of our communities, as people who are virally suppressed
cannot pass HIV to others.


$941,607


EMERGENCY EVICTION PREVENTION

Over $941,607 was distributed to 577 households through 973 payments to help
people remain in their homes and keep the lights on.


75


HIV-DEDICATED HOUSING UNITS

75 new HIV-dedicated housing units were added in 2023.

In order to increase available housing units for people living with HIV and
experiencing homelessness, AFC and our partners advocated for increases in
funding at the local, state and federal levels. At the state level, the state
budget included $200 million in new state funding to implement Governor
Pritzker’s Home Illinois Program, an initiative to prevent and end homelessness
in Illinois.


READ MORE ON AFC’S BLOG ABOUT HOW WE’RE ENDING HOMELESSNESS


HONORING THE NEIGHBORS WE HAVE LOST ON HOMELESS PERSONS’ MEMORIAL DAY


BY DOMINIQUE CHEW

Read More


JOHNNY PITTS: THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF HOUSING AS HEALTHCARE


BY TYLINE BURGESS

Read More


SUPPORT SB 2158: PROPOSED BILL WOULD END HOUSING BANISHMENT IN ILLINOIS


BY PATTY CONWAY

Read More


PRIORITIZING
RACIAL
EQUITY




STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITY 3

AFC prioritizes the work of racial equity to dismantle systems of oppression,
racism and white supremacy in support of our common humanity. AFC does this by
fostering an intentional organizational culture of inclusion and belonging for
community, clients, staff and board members.




RACE EQUITY ACTION PLAN

AFC is making progress in the second year of our plan. In some areas, we are
exceeding our stated goals, and in others, we are behind. We did not undertake
this work thinking it would be easy, and we understand that it will take
sustained, hard work to establish a more equitable AFC.


MAJOR INCREASES IN CONTRACTS WITH BLACK-LED ORGANIZATIONS

Last year, our Race Equity Action Plan set an ambitious goal of increasing funds
allocated to Black-led organizations by 10%. We were able to exceed that goal.

AFC increased the amount of funds allocated through contracts to Black-led
organizations by 13%, to $2.5 million. Now, 23% of all AFC funds going to
community partners go to Black-led organizations.


CONNECTION TO CARE LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (CCLC)


$510,000

The CCLC awarded $510,000 in funds to 6 grantee clinics, and one peer coaching
center.


LEARNING CIRCLE COLLABORATIVE (LCC)

The LCC is a capacity-building and technical assistance program for Black-led
social service providers and organizations to improve agency infrastructure.
Each recipient receives a grant. Grantees are invited to participate in 6 months
direct capacity building and technical assistance (at the value of $15,000).


LCC FUNDRAISER

AFC raised about $10,000 and made introductions to LCC agencies leaders and
potential major donors at its annual LCC fundraiser, which was hosted in
Bronzeville by an AFC Board member. All proceeds raised at the event go directly
to the LCC Agencies.

> It’s not hierarchical... We are all working and growing together.”
> 
> Tamika Foust, Director of Capacity Building, Training, & Workforce Development




FURTHERING OUR REACH

For the last 2 years, AFC has provided training on racial equity to all staff
and Board members through our learning program, Furthering Our Reach. Designed
in collaboration with staff to ensure the organization has the knowledge and
skills to expand its ability to make a positive impact, Furthering Our Reach
provides training on core concepts in racial equity, skills for conflict
resolution, and methods for interrupting implicit bias and microaggressions.




EQUITABLE COMPENSATION

AFC established a minimum wage of $50,000 for its staff, in addition to
significant investment in 2022, which decreased staff turnover significantly.


BOARD AND STAFF RACE EQUITY ACTION PLAN COMMITTEE

The Board and Staff Race Equity Action Plan Committee met regularly to ensure
AFC was on track to embed race equity in all aspects of its work.


AFC BOARD DEMOGRAPHICS

Demographics based on 30 board members.

Race and Ethnicity

No Data Found

 * 67% of board members identified as Persons of Color
 * 20% of board members identified as Hispanic/Latino/a/x/e




AFC STAFF DEMOGRAPHICS

Demographics based on 168 AFC full and part time staff.

Gender Identity

No Data Found

Race and Ethnicity

No Data Found

LGBTQ Identity

No Data Found




READ MORE ON AFC’S BLOG ABOUT HOW WE’RE PRIORITIZING RACIAL EQUITY


MAKING BLACK HISTORY IN CHICAGOLAND: NEW LEARNING CIRCLE COLLABORATIVE COHORT
ANNOUNCEMENT


BY PATTY CONWAY

Read More


WELCOMING ANDREW ANDERSON DEVINE: OUR NEW VP OF HR AND TALENT MANAGEMENT


BY TYLINE BURGESS

Read More


WOMEN’S CONNECTION SUMMIT OF HOPE GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND

Read More


TEAMING UP
FOR JUSTICE & CHANGE




STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITY 4

AFC teams up for justice and change by mobilizing and developing communities of
supporters and allies to raise up and sustain AFC’s mission-driven work. 


POLICY, ADVOCACY, AND ENGAGEMENT


SPRINGFIELD ADVOCACY DAY

AFC’s 2023 Springfield Advocacy Day engaged 61 in-person participants and
generated 191 emails to legislators.


5 BILLS SIGNED INTO LAW

AFC supported seven bills introduced in Illinois’ spring session and saw five
signed into law by the governor.


FEDERAL HIV FUNDING

AFC and partners successfully lobbied Congress to defend against elimination of
funding for the federal Housing Opportunities for persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
program.


ILLINOIS MEDICAID DATA

AFC advocated with state agencies to facilitate data sharing between Medicaid
health plans and public health entities to improve health outcomes for Medicaid
recipients living with HIV.


STORYTELLING FOR CHANGE

AFC hosted two storytelling trainings and showcases to empower self-advocates to
describe the impact of public policy on their lives.




$2 MILLION IN NEW STATE FUNDING FOR PREP ACCESS

AFC advocates and partners secured $2M in new state funding for grants and
administrative expenses for the distribution of PrEP medication.


GTZ-IL 2.0 PLAN

To update the GTZ-IL plan, AFC and its partners systematically engaged a wide
range of community members and key public health entities across the eight HIV
Care Regions in IL. These efforts placed special emphasis on inclusion of
individuals with lived experience, people living with HIV/AIDS, and priority
populations most impacted by HIV. The resulting GTZ-IL 2.0 Plan, forthcoming in
2024, will cover 2024-2027.


JOB RESOURCE FAIRS


OVER 140 ATTENDEES

Partnering with colleges and community-based organizations, AFC staff from the
Department of Programs and Special Projects hosted two job resource fairs with
over 140 attendees. This effort has increased the pipeline for the HIV workforce
by recruiting people with lived experience.




NARCAN NEWSSTANDS

The Connection to Harm Reduction (C2HR) program, in conjunction with AIDS
Foundation Chicago (AFC) and Center for Housing and Health (CHH), debuted a free
Narcan Newsstand located just outside of AFC offices on the southwest corner of
Monroe and Wells in the Loop. Narcan is a medication that reverses opioid
overdoses. In its first two months of operation, the newsstand provided over 300
Narcan kits to the public.


AIDS RUN & WALK


TEAM TO END AIDS


$820,000

AFC and its Community Partners raised more than $820,000 in net funds through
more than 2,000 participants and sponsors for AIDS Run & Walk and Team to End
AIDS.


$240,000

Total returned to Community Direct community fundraising partners: More than
$240,000.


READ MORE ON AFC’S BLOG ABOUT HOW WE’RE TEAMING UP FOR JUSTICE AND CHANGE


ILLINOIS HIV ADVOCATES CALL FOR INCREASED STATE FUNDING TO END THE HIV EPIDEMIC
& ADVANCE RACIAL HEALTH EQUITY

Read More


“I FELT SEEN.” MEET WILLIAM PETTWAY, NON-BINARY WINNER OF AIDS RUN & WALK
CHICAGO


BY LIVVIE AVRICK

Read More


NARCAN NEWSSTANDS: FREE NARCAN! YES YOU CAN CARRY NARCAN!


BY LIVVIE AVRICK

Read More


CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS

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DONORS AND SUPPORTERS

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LEADERSHIP

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FINANCIALS

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